Windows Phone, which seems to have wrestled third-place away from the struggling Canadian phone maker, saw its market share grow 0.9 percent during the three month period, giving it a 10.1 percent share.

Android's one percent quarterly growth isn't just at the expense of Blackberry, Kantar noted, and is likely to be credited to the emergence of smaller manufacturers. The research firm revealed that Huawei saw 123 percent growth during the quarter, with little-known manufacturer Wiki also demonstrating double-digit growth during the three month period.

"Established brands like Motorola and Sony are showing resurgence and newcomers to the European market such as Huawei and Wiko are challenging the established names. Consumers are starting to realise the true cost of handsets, and as a result they are shopping around to find cheaper alternatives."